Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay

Paraguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
28.8%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
62nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2002
All-time low
28.8%
in 2024
Years of data
28
1990–2024

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 39.6 %1995: 56.1 %1997: 49.7 %1999: 54.4 %2001: 54.2 %2002: 64.5 %2003: 59.6 %2004: 58.6 %2005: 56.2 %2006: 58.9 %2007: 55.8 %2008: 52.8 %2009: 51 %2010: 48.2 %2011: 45 %2012: 41.5 %2013: 37.1 %2014: 35.8 %2015: 36.2 %2016: 38.5 %2017: 36 %2018: 33.6 %2019: 32.5 %2020: 37.1 %2021: 36.2 %2022: 34.6 %2023: 31.1 %2024: 28.8 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay stood at 28.8%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay peaked at 64.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.

That places Paraguay 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.9% 39.6% 56.1% 4
2000s 56.8% 51.0% 64.5% 9
2010s 38.4% 32.5% 48.2% 10
2020s 33.5% 28.8% 37.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay was 28.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
How does Paraguay rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.